I found Messi's goal ridiculous just for the level of control while running at full speed. Maybe 3-4 other players in tournament are capable of that in a match setting but that's about it.

it was a good goal, no doubt.. i just personally didn't find it as "memorable" as some others. to each their own

Messi's goal was incredible. That second touch.

--------------Hazard---Mbappe----
--------------------Modric
-----------Rakitic------Pogba
---------------------Kante
Hernandez-Godin-Varane-Vrsaljko
---------------------Courtois

Shout out to Perisic(who until the semis I thought was having a mediocre tournament).

Clrnc wrote:

Segway wrote:

Subasic

Varane - Godín - Granqvist

Trippier - Modric - De Bruyne - Hazard

Coutinho

Lukaku - Mbappé

Subasic? Really?

I could name like 5 better performing keepers in the WC off the top of my head. Courtois, Lloris, Ochoa, Schmeichel, Pickford etc

Subasic didn't look good in the final and maybe Courtois was better overall but without the penalty saving heroics Croatia would have been nowhere near the final. 

Mirth wrote:

I found Messi's goal ridiculous just for the level of control while running at full speed. Maybe 3-4 other players in tournament are capable of that in a match setting but that's about it.

He makes an extremely difficult move seem easy. Messi is ridiculously good. 

Team of the tournament? Maybe something like this, rewarding team that did well:

Courtois
Trippier-Varane-Lovren-Hernandez
Modric-Kante-Rakitic
Hazard-Mbappe-Coutinho

I'd have Peresic over Coutinho otherwise that's probably the team I'd go with too.

Definitely think there's a case for Subasic's inclusion over Ochoa, who for some reason seems to be popular.

I'd go with this team:

Pickford
Vrsaljko - Granqvist - Varane - Hernandez
Modric - Kante - Inui
Cavani - Mbappe - Perisic

Subs: Maguire, Hazard, Rakitic

Klaus wrote:

Definitely think there's a case for Subasic's inclusion over Ochoa, who for some reason seems to be popular.

I'd go with this team:

Pickford
Vrsaljko - Granqvist - Varane - Hernandez
Modric - Kante - Inui
Cavani - Mbappe - Perisic

Subs: Maguire, Hazard, Rakitic

i dont hate this team..   good shout for all included..   perhaps hazard ahead of cavani simply because he outlasted cavani, but i thought cavani carried his team through and they looked flat as hell without him

i "might" have actually thrown Lloris in there as well until his Spursy cockup in the finals.. lol

Can't include Vrasljko in a team of the tourney after his performance in the final. I thought he was awful, and was a major part of the reason Croatia looked so blunt going forward. Constant back passing and never had the nerve to take on his man.

Also, surprised that Ronaldo's free kick vs Spain hasn't been mentioned in any goal of the tournament lists. While the goal itself wasn't the most amazing, the surrounding circumstances make it special. To complete a hat trick vs Spain, and every one (at least around me) seemed to know it was going in....will remember that one far longer than some of the goals by Cheryshev and co.

Cavani has to be in there, he was majestic.

Agree Hernandez is a centre back first and foremost but he's a lot better than Pavard going forward imo

Also Cavani definitely should be ahead of Mbappé centrally or Lukaku generally. That brace vs Portugal was pure class

-----Cavani------Mbappe-----
--Laxalt----Hazard----Trippier--
--------Kante----Modric-------
-- Varane --Godin --- Lovren --
--------Courtouis----------

Klaus wrote:

Definitely think there's a case for Subasic's inclusion over Ochoa, who for some reason seems to be popular.

I'd go with this team:

Pickford
Vrsaljko - Granqvist - Varane - Hernandez
Modric - Kante - Inui
Cavani - Mbappe - Perisic

Subs: Maguire, Hazard, Rakitic

Good team but there has to be a place for Hazard.
Cavani has to drop out as he didn't play in the tougher latter stages.